24.4 (1) The Director may establish requirements, (a) respecting and governing the content, form, format and filing of applications and other documents and information filed with or issued by the Director and the form, format and payment of fees; (b) respecting and governing the manner of completion, submission and acceptance of applications and other documents and information filed with the Director, the payment of fees and the determination of the date of receipt; (c) specifying that applications and other documents and information may be filed with the Director and fees may be paid only by a person authorized by the Director or who belongs to a class of persons authorized by the Director; (d) governing the authorization of persons described in clause (c), including, (i) establishing conditions and requirements to be an authorized person, (ii) imposing terms and conditions on an authorization, including terms and conditions governing the filing of applications and other documents and information and the payment of fees, and (iii) requiring any person who applies for an authorization to enter into an agreement with the Director, or a person designated by the Director, governing the filing of applications and other documents and information; (e) specifying whether and which applications and other forms approved under section 24.2 and supporting documents must be signed, specifying requirements respecting their signing, and governing the form and format of signatures, including establishing rules respecting electronic signatures; (f) specifying and governing methods of executing applications, other documents and other forms approved under section 24.2 and supporting documents, other than by signing them, and establishing rules respecting those methods; (g) specifying requirements for corporations filing applications and other documents and other forms approved under section 24.2, whether electronically or by another method, to keep a properly executed version of them, including records related to an electronic signature if signed by electronic signature, at the registered office in paper or electronic format and, if required by notice from the Director, to provide a copy of the executed version, including records related to an electronic signature, to the Director within the time period set out in the notice; (h) if this Act specifies requirements respecting the signing of applications and other documents filed with the Director, specifying and governing alternative requirements for their signing or providing that signing is not required; (i) establishing the time and circumstances when applications and other documents and information are considered to be sent to or received by the Director, and the place where they are considered to have been sent or received; (j) establishing technology standards and requirements for the filing of applications and other documents and information in electronic format with the Director and for paying fees in electronic format; (k) specifying a type of copy, including a type of copy of a court order or other document issued by the court, that may be filed with the Director, and if this Act specifies requirements respecting original documents filed with the Director, specifying and governing a type of copy that may be filed with the Director instead of an original; (l) respecting and governing the endorsement and issuing
of licences and other documents by the Director, including rules respecting the endorsement and issuance by electronic means; (m) governing the assignment of corporation numbers under section 5; (n) governing searches and search methods of records for the purpose of subsection 16.1 (4). 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 104; 2020, c. 7, Sched. 10, s. 5. Classes (2) For the purposes of clause (1) (c), a class may be defined, (a) in terms of any attribute or combination of attributes; or (b) as consisting of, including or excluding a specified member. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 104. Non-application of Legislation Act, 2006 (3) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to a requirement established by the Director under subsection (1). 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 104. Conflict (4) If there is a conflict between a requirement established under this section and a regulation made under this Act, the regulation prevails to the extent of the conflict. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 104. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 104 - 19/10/2021 2020, c. 7, Sched. 10, s. 5 (1, 2) - 19/10/2021 24.5 Repealed: R.S.O. 1990, c. E.27, s. 24.5 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1990, c. E.27, s. 24.5 (5) - 19/10/2021 2020, c. 7, Sched. 10, s. 6 - 12/05/2020 25 Repealed: 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 105. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 92 (1) - 01/03/1999; 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 92 (2-4) - see 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 106 2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 4 (4, 5) - 30/03/2011 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 105 - 19/10/2021; 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 106 - 14/11/2017 _____________  Français